Changes are sometimes good

As I woke up this morning. ( to the zelda theme song on my phone... for the record )
It was a beautiful monday morning, the birds outside were chirping and there was the scent of bushfire lingering in the morning air ( which is one of my favorite smells )
I would normally be sleeping during this hour on my normal day off. But not today ...No, I didnt get woken up by drills or kids like I normally do....Nope. Today was something different.

And the first thought on my mind as i woke up, before anything else. was


" What the HECK am i DOING!? "


Ah yes. Today marked the first day of staff training for the October DTS, and i am front row center

My weekend was totally flipped around when i was approached on friday about staffing the October DTS. Mulling it over and over and over in my brain until I couldn't possibly mull it any more, for fear of getting sick. This sunday afternoon ( yesterday if you were counting ). I reluctantly said yes...to start on monday ( today....if your counting )

I said yes after alot of processing with ALOT of people and came in today with the expectancy that God has something bigger planned for me then i could ever dream about.
In the back of my mind, I knew i couldn't stay where I was at. I was getting stuck in this horrible rut of a routine without any glimpse of a way out. But alas this opportunity seemed to be a light on the horizon so to speak.

Anyways. the first question asked in staff training was " How do you feel about starting the school? "
Everyone pretty much said they had a sense of expectancy. were a bit nervous and felt a little unprepared. but knew they could handle it because it was in Gods hands ( most of whom have staffed a school before. sans Dave Hedges )

All I could think was " oh HECK no " ( seriously. I think for the first 15 minutes all that was running through my head was " whatamidoing-whatamidoing-

whatamidoing-whatamidoing"

But that attitude quickly changed over the next couple hours as Buddy ( our school leader ) was sharing vision for the school and what he wanted to see and what he was expecting.

Needless to say. My outlook on it is very different. I went shopping today right after, and I stepped out my door with a new bounce in my step and a new outlook on life. Knowing im leaving the old routine behind. stepping into a .....very busy schedule....

Thats beside the point.

All i know is despite how insanely busy we will be. Its going to be HEAPS of fun.
We have a pretty multi cultural... and random staff group going on here. Aidan. from England, Dave from Australia, Our school leader Buddy from New Zealand, Amelia and Lindsey from America, Helen from the Channel Islands and me. A Canadian.
So all in all it seems like a really fun group. and looking at the students ( on paper....yeah...kind of creepy ) today. They seem like a really fun group as well.

All in all. Im very very excited for the school to start in a week and a half. (ish) and im really stoked to be a part of these students lives in the next 5 1/2 months, Im looking forward to seeing them step into and find out who they are...

And thought some of you might like to know what im up to for the next bit of my life here in Australia.....so.....ta da!